From his Sebastopol, CA development garage, James McGreen, Switch Vehicles founder, talks about his first Sonoma County based electric car company, ZAP! (Zero Air Pollution), the companies vision, funding and the companies first do-it-yourself electric kit car that is due out late next year.

Photo Credit: Switch Vechicles – November 2011.

Switch Vechicles Mission Statement: To to build safe, simple, durable electric vehicles that every American can afford to own.

Company Bio:
In 1992, McGreen founded ZAP (Zero Air Pollution) Power Systems. In 1999 ZAP was a successful alternative transportation company with annual sales of approximately $12,000,000 and a gross margin of 46%. Serious philosophical differences within the company resulted in Jim selling out in 1999.

McGreen invented the Zappy upright scooter in 1997. The $650 15 mph two-wheeler caught on with celebrities and public alike. Kevin Spacey rode his on Letterman, and Edward Norton called ZAP, asking them to make his go faster than Spacey’s.